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Scientists build a nuclear clock that could make atomic clocks obsolete

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: ScienceDaily

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Scientists in Vienna have achieved a major breakthrough in timekeeping by creating the world’s first self-stabilizing nuclear clock, a technology that could eventually surpass even the most precise atomic clocks.

Key facts

  • Scientists in Vienna have achieved a major breakthrough in timekeeping by creating the world’s first self-stabilizing nuclear clock, a technology that could eventually surpass even the most precise atomic clocks.
  • Reported by ScienceDaily and published Sun, 11 Oct 2026 03:06:35 UTC.

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